Well, he's convinced me. From now on I'm going to be like Michael Bloomberg and also going stop using the elevator in my five-floor house. While I'm at it, maybe I'll do the same whenever I'm on my luxury yacht too.

Mister Bloomberg is one of the primary architects of what big government should be like.

Let me make this easy for you: big government can be used as a tool for good but this isn't one of those things. This is one of those things that overreaches, micromanaging people's lives for the sole purpose of micromanaging people's lives. Banning king-sized soda cups and demanding that stairs are placed in a different spot is something that is a bit excessive for any sort of Government.

Even in suburbia, I hate that most modern office buildings hide the damn stairs... NO, I don't want to take the slow-assed elevator up one flight to my dentist, but if you can't even get to the stairs, what can you do?

cman:Mister Bloomberg is one of the primary architects of what big government should be like.

Let me make this easy for you: big government can be used as a tool for good but this isn't one of those things. This is one of those things that overreaches, micromanaging people's lives for the sole purpose of micromanaging people's lives. Banning king-sized soda cups and demanding that stairs are placed in a different spot is something that is a bit excessive for any sort of Government.

Well what he's doing is pretty much what big government is supposed to do.

I can get on board with merely encouraging NYers to exercise more. I personally think the citibike thing is going in a good direction. And providing easier access to the stairs is not a bad idea. But I won't climb the steps to my office (11th fl) after coming in from the 100 degree heat every morning after getting out of those disgusting subway stations. I'm already covered in enough sweat.

KyngNothing:Even in suburbia, I hate that most modern office buildings hide the damn stairs... NO, I don't want to take the slow-assed elevator up one flight to my dentist, but if you can't even get to the stairs, what can you do?

They hide the stairs because they are required to have fire doors, as those are the primary means of escape in an emergency.

If they *DIDN'T* have that, then the stairs would become chimneys in a fire.

So how do we solve the obesity crises? I say we just don't make any accommodations for fat bastards. If you can't fit in the ambulance, then you don't get any medicine. It's time to start holding people responsible and stop coddling them. We need to thin the herd somehow.

cman:Mister Bloomberg is one of the primary architects of what big government should be like.

Let me make this easy for you: big government can be used as a tool for good but this isn't one of those things. This is one of those things that overreaches, micromanaging people's lives for the sole purpose of micromanaging people's lives. Banning king-sized soda cups and demanding that stairs are placed in a different spot is something that is a bit excessive for any sort of Government.

I agree but I can see where he is coming from. the nation's biggest health problem (and I would argue any problem) is obesity. it costs us more than everything else combined. people are not being responsible for their own health.his problem is trying to mandate it by decree.

dittybopper:KyngNothing: Even in suburbia, I hate that most modern office buildings hide the damn stairs... NO, I don't want to take the slow-assed elevator up one flight to my dentist, but if you can't even get to the stairs, what can you do?

They hide the stairs because they are required to have fire doors, as those are the primary means of escape in an emergency.

If they *DIDN'T* have that, then the stairs would become chimneys in a fire.

I don't care if there's a door with "Stairs" on it. I'm talking about buildings (like the one my office is in) where you can't even get to the stairs from the main lobby.

KyngNothing:Even in suburbia, I hate that most modern office buildings hide the damn stairs... NO, I don't want to take the slow-assed elevator up one flight to my dentist, but if you can't even get to the stairs, what can you do?

Buildings that hide the stairs to promote the elevator are annoying as hell. Even moreso are the ones that have the stairwells in plain sight but locked/alarmed at all times and only accessible when a building emergency occurs.

lookandsee:I can get on board with merely encouraging NYers to exercise more. I personally think the citibike thing is going in a good direction. And providing easier access to the stairs is not a bad idea. But I won't climb the steps to my office (11th fl) after coming in from the 100 degree heat every morning after getting out of those disgusting subway stations. I'm already covered in enough sweat.

And the smell of urine. Seriously, I could deal with the heat in those ridiculously hot, unventilated stations- but the acrid smell of piss...that, that really put me over the farking edge.

Richard C Stanford:So how do we solve the obesity crises? I say we just don't make any accommodations for fat bastards. If you can't fit in the ambulance, then you don't get any medicine. It's time to start holding people responsible and stop coddling them. We need to thin the herd somehow.

Richard C Stanford:So how do we solve the obesity crises? I say we just don't make any accommodations for fat bastards. If you can't fit in the ambulance, then you don't get any medicine. It's time to start holding people responsible and stop coddling them. We need to thin the herd somehow.

Interesting. I personally go with the unconventional strategy of not eating too much.

I started dieting and exercising recently. I have noticed that it is very easy to diet. All I have to do is not buy stuff that has a shiatton of calories. Along with that I have sworn off meat until I am down to my goal of what my weight should be.

Its so friggin easy to diet. Soup, salad, and/or fruit is perfect for ones daily needs

You are the Mayor of New York City, not its mother. But, since you insist on being the mother then turn off all the escalators that are under the authority of the City. That is one place to start. Not only will you help New Yorkers take the stairs but think of all the money the city will save by not running the escalators!

KyngNothing:I hate that most modern office buildings hide the damn stairs...

Our building went one better and forbade use of the stairs. Really. The doors to the stairwells are now fire exit only and are alarmed. You have no choice but to take the elevator, even if it's just to go up or down a floor.

I run up the stairs on the subway every day. I also wish I could run up the stairs to work, so this is a welcome change. Bloomberg is a cock for a lot of reasons, but obesity is a problem. And from judging from photos on Fark, conservatives want to drop dead of a cholesterol-soaked heart attack before their diabetic foot commits suicide first.

cman:Alonjar: "I have five floors," Bloomberg said. "I take the stairs.

Interesting. I personally go with the unconventional strategy of not eating too much.

I started dieting and exercising recently. I have noticed that it is very easy to diet. All I have to do is not buy stuff that has a shiatton of calories. Along with that I have sworn off meat until I am down to my goal of what my weight should be.

Its so friggin easy to diet. Soup, salad, and/or fruit is perfect for ones daily needs

One thing I did years ago to help me lose weight was to buy lots of cherry tomatoes, which I would put in a large bowl in the fridge, and that bowl was always on the top shelf, front and center. Any time I went to the fridge because I wanted something to munch on I would grab a few tomatoes. It helped to keep my appetite under control.

I don't know why you thought Nanny Bloomberg would stop at smoking, or transfats, or sugary drinks, or any of the other things that adults should be able to decide for themselves. You elected him. You wanted someone to tell you how to live and now you've got it. Tagging it "asinine" now is just closing the barn door after the horse has already gotten out.